Patents by Inventor Ryo Hasegawa

Ryo Hasegawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230075657
    Abstract: An imaging element includes: a memory that stores captured image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate; an image processing circuit that performs processing on the captured image data; and an output circuit that outputs output image data obtained by performing the processing on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element at a second frame rate, wherein the image processing circuit performs cut-out processing with respect to one frame of the captured image data, the cut-out processing including cutting out partial image data indicating an image of a part of the subject in the captured image data from a designated address in the memory, the output image data includes image data based on the partial image data that is cut out from the captured image data, and the first frame rate is a frame rate higher than the second frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Hitoshi SAKURABU, Ryo HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20230016068
    Abstract: A bending section of an endoscope includes a first bending piece and a second bending piece in each of which a hole is formed, the first bending piece includes a first groove communicating with the hole and formed toward an outer side of a radial direction, the second bending piece is disposed adjacent to the first bending piece and includes a second groove formed from an outer circumference of the second bending piece toward the hole, and the wire is disposed in the first groove and the second groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eijiro SATO, Eiji MATSUDA, Ryo HASEGAWA, Takashi NARA
  • Publication number: 20230007170
    Abstract: An imaging element incorporates a reading portion that reads out captured image data at a first frame rate, a storage portion that stores the image data, a processing portion that processes the image data, and an output portion that outputs the processed image data at a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate. The reading portion reads out the image data of each of a plurality of frames in parallel. The storage portion stores, in parallel, each image data read out in parallel by the reading portion. The processing portion performs generation processing of generating output image data of one frame using the image data of each of the plurality of frames stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KAWAI, Ryo HASEGAWA, Hitoshi SAKURABU, Makoto KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11546561
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a storage portion that stores captured image data obtained by imaging a subject by an imaging element and is incorporated in the imaging element, an output portion that is incorporated in the imaging element, and a plurality of signal processing portions that are disposed outside the imaging element, in which the output portion includes a plurality of output lines each disposed in correspondence with each of the plurality of signal processing portions and outputs each of a plurality of pieces of image data into which the captured image data stored in the storage portion is divided, to a corresponding signal processing portion among the plurality of signal processing portions from the plurality of output lines, and any of the plurality of signal processing portions combines the plurality of pieces of image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Kawai, Ryo Hasegawa, Hitoshi Sakurabu
  • Patent number: 11533437
    Abstract: An imaging element includes: a memory that stores captured image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate; an image processing circuit that performs processing on the captured image data; and an output circuit that outputs output image data obtained by performing the processing on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element at a second frame rate, wherein the image processing circuit performs cut-out processing with respect to one frame of the captured image data, the cut-out processing including cutting out partial image data indicating an image of a part of the subject in the captured image data from a designated address in the memory, the output image data includes image data based on the partial image data that is cut out from the captured image data, and the first frame rate is a frame rate higher than the second frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sakurabu, Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220400225
    Abstract: An imaging element includes: a processing circuit that performs analog/digital conversion on captured image data; a memory that is capable of storing the captured image data obtained as a result of performing the analog/digital conversion by the processing circuit; and an output circuit that outputs output image data based on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element, wherein the output circuit includes a first output line and a second output line, the first output line is connected to a first signal processing circuit disposed at the exterior, the second output line is connected to a second signal processing circuit disposed at the exterior, and at least one of an output frame rate or an output data amount of the output image data is different between the first output line and the second output line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Hitoshi SAKURABU
  • Patent number: 11528202
    Abstract: A packet flow monitoring device, a packet data extraction device, an extraction data aggregation device, and a program for efficiently and highly accurately monitoring a packet flow in a video or audio communication system constructed by an Ethernet (registered trademark) frame or IP packet network. This packet flow monitoring device includes: a packet data extraction device that replicates all passing packets that pass through one or a plurality of specific network switches on the network and extracts and aggregates some predetermined pieces of information in the replicated passing packets to form and output an extraction data report packet; and an extraction data aggregation device that receives the extraction data report packet, analyzes the extraction data report packet so as to aggregate the predetermined pieces of information in the replicated passing packets included in the extraction data report packet for each packet flow, and records the aggregated information as aggregation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT WAVE INC
    Inventors: Tomofumi Koyama, Masahiro Kawaragi, Takuya Kurakake, Masaki Tsuji, Ryo Hasegawa, Keiichiro Katsuta, Naoya Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11509823
    Abstract: An imaging element incorporates a reading portion that reads out captured image data at a first frame rate, a storage portion that stores the image data, a processing portion that processes the image data, and an output portion that outputs the processed image data at a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate. The reading portion reads out the image data of each of a plurality of frames in parallel. The storage portion stores, in parallel, each image data read out in parallel by the reading portion. The processing portion performs generation processing of generating output image data of one frame using the image data of each of the plurality of frames stored in the storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Kawai, Ryo Hasegawa, Hitoshi Sakurabu, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220321784
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a memory that stores first image data obtained by being captured by the imaging element and is incorporated in the imaging element, and a first processor that is configured to perform image data processing on the first image data and is incorporated in the imaging element. The first processor is configured to receive vibration information related to a vibration exerted on the imaging element within a frame output period defined by a first frame rate, and output second image data obtained by assigning the vibration information to a specific position set in the first image data within the frame output period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kazufumi SUGAWARA, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Hitoshi SAKURABU, Ryo HASEGAWA
  • Patent number: 11463646
    Abstract: An imaging element includes: a processing circuit that performs analog/digital conversion on captured image data; a memory that is capable of storing the captured image data obtained as a result of performing the analog/digital conversion by the processing circuit; and an output circuit that outputs output image data based on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element, wherein the output circuit includes a first output line and a second output line, the first output line is connected to a first signal processing circuit disposed at the exterior, the second output line is connected to a second signal processing circuit disposed at the exterior, and at least one of an output frame rate or an output data amount of the output image data is different between the first output line and the second output line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Hitoshi Sakurabu
  • Patent number: 11457136
    Abstract: Provided is an imaging element in which a first frame rate is a frame rate higher than a second frame rate, and a first processor is configured to read out image data of a plurality of frames in parallel within an output period of image data of one frame defined by the second frame rate, acquire a focus driving speed and a rolling shift amount, decide a combining condition for the image data of the plurality of frames stored in a memory based on the acquired focus driving speed and the rolling shift amount, perform combining processing on the image data of the plurality of frames in accordance with the decided combining condition, and output the image data after combining obtained by the combining processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sakurabu, Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220300658
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process including preparing a target file for manipulation, the target file being a file to be manipulated, acquiring information regarding a situation in which the target file is manipulated, creating history information and a hash value of the history information based on the information that was acquired, in a case where a predetermined event occurs, the history information indicating occurrence of the predetermined event, and associating the history information with the hash value and transmitting a transaction including the hash value to a blockchain network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Ryo KUKIMIYA, Masamichi TAKAHASHI, Koki UWATOKO, Ikuro FUJINO, Ryo HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220303475
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element that incorporates a memory which stores image data obtained by imaging an imaging region at a first frame rate, and a first processor configured to output the image data at a second frame rate less than or equal to the first frame rate, and an imaging lens including a focus lens, in which the first processor is configured to generate combined image data based on the image data of the number of frames decided in accordance with a depth of field with respect to the imaging region out of the image data of a plurality of frames obtained by imaging the imaging region at different positions of the focus lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hitoshi SAKURABU, Ryo HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Kazufumi SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20220294983
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element and a second processor. The imaging element incorporates a memory which stores image data obtained by imaging at a first frame rate, and a first processor configured to output the image data at a second frame rate independent of the first frame rate. The image data is input into the second processor from the first processor. The first processor is configured to acquire positional information indicating a position of an image recognition region set as a processing target of image recognition processing in the image data. The second processor is configured to perform the image recognition processing on the image recognition region based on the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Hitoshi SAKURABU, Kazufumi SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 11441787
    Abstract: Provided is a hot-water supply device. A process performed by a control device of the hot-water supply device includes: a step of shifting an action mode of the hot-water supply device to an instant hot-water mode; a step of measuring an amount of water X; a step of determining that another tap interruption occurs when the amount of water X is equal to or greater than a basic flow amount Y+?; a step of stopping action of a circulation pump; a step of re-learning the amount of water X when the amount of water X is less than a basic flow amount Y??; a step of ending the instant hot-water circulation mode when an end condition of the instant hot-water mode is satisfied; and a step of measuring the amount of water X when the end condition of the instant hot-water mode is not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Tateishi, Hiroki Nabeshima, Hideki Nomura, Takanobu Kaneshiro, Hiromi Yamanishi, Ryo Hasegawa, Kenichiro Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 11438504
    Abstract: An imaging element incorporates a memory and a processor. The memory stores image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate. The processor is configured to derive a degree of difference between first image data obtained as the image data by performing imaging and second image data that is obtained as the image data earlier than the first image data and stored in the storage portion, and perform processing of deciding at least one of the first image data or the second image data as the output image data in a case where the derived degree of difference is greater than or equal to a threshold value. The processor is configured to output the decided output image data at a second frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Hitoshi Sakurabu, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11405566
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a reading circuit, a memory that is capable of storing read captured image data, and an output circuit that outputs output image data based on the captured image data to an outside, in which the reading circuit reads out the captured image data using a first reading method or a second reading method having a smaller read data amount than the first reading method, in a case of the first reading method, a first frame rate corresponds to a second frame rate, in a case of the second reading method, the first frame rate is a frame rate lower than in the case of the first reading method, and the first and second reading methods are switched in accordance with a motion of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Hitoshi Sakurabu
  • Patent number: 11375113
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a storage portion that stores image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate and is incorporated in the imaging element, a processing portion that is incorporated in the imaging element and configured to perform processing using the image data, and an output portion that outputs output image data based on the image data at a second frame rate depending on a processing result of the processing portion and is incorporated in the imaging element, in which the first frame rate is greater than or equal to the second frame rate, and the processing portion performs processing of deriving an evaluation value indicating a degree of focusing for the image data stored in the storage portion and changing the second frame rate based on the derived evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Hasegawa, Tomoyuki Kawai, Hitoshi Sakurabu, Makoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220174225
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging element and a second imaging element. The second imaging element includes a storage portion that stores first image data output from the first imaging element, and a processing portion that processes second image data. A second image indicated by the second image data has a higher resolution than a first image indicated by the first image data. The second imaging element outputs the first image data stored in the storage portion to a specific output destination in a case where a specific subject image is not detected, and outputs the second image data or combined image data obtained by combining the first image data with the second image data using the processing portion to the output destination in a case where the specific subject image is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Ryo HASEGAWA, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Hitoshi SAKURABU, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Kazufumi SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20220174233
    Abstract: An imaging element incorporates a reading portion, a storage portion, a processing portion, and an output portion. The reading portion reads out image data obtained by imaging from a photoelectric conversion element at a first frame rate. The storage portion stores the image data read out from the photoelectric conversion element. The processing portion processes the image data. The output portion outputs the image data processed by the processing portion at a second frame rate. The processing portion detects first image data indicating a specific image from the image data stored in the storage portion. The output portion outputs second image data based on image data different from the first image data detected by the processing portion in the image data of a plurality of frames. The second frame rate is a frame rate lower than the first frame rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Kazufumi SUGAWARA, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Tomoyuki KAWAI, Hitoshi SAKURABU, Ryo HASEGAWA